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enHusen Joins Mercy Clinic in Guthriehttp://www.mercy.net/newsroom/2015-02-25/husen-joins-mercy-clinic-in-guthrie
<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/25088.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=101250">25088.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>GUTHRIE, Okla.</strong> – As a Mercy physician, Dr. Stephanie Husen enjoys being involved in a patient’s whole health care experience — from preventative health maintenance to the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.</p>
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<p>It was this passion that led her away from her previous career as a physical therapist into her career as a physician.</p>
<p>“I was working with patients on the recovery end of things” as a physical therapist, said Husen. “I wanted to impact their health throughout the stages of illness.”</p>
<p>Husen joins Mercy Clinic’s Guthrie Academy primary care office in Guthrie. She previously served as the primary provider for the Mercy Clinic located on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. This Ponca City native believes in a team-centered approach to health care.</p>
<p>“I think patients do better when they know we’re health care partners,” she said. “Open communication between the patient, physician and health care team is the key to determining the best treatment plan to meet the specific needs of each patient.”</p>
<p>Husen received her doctorate of osteopathic medicine degree from Oklahoma State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She completed her residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina. She then completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine through the Greenville Hospital System at Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas in Greenville.</p>
<p>Husen devotes much of her time outside the clinic to community service projects through the Junior League of Oklahoma City, Habitat for Humanity and a local student mentoring program. She also enjoys running, water sports and tennis.</p>
<p>To make an appointment at Mercy Clinic Primary Care – Guthrie Academy, call (405) 282-9449. The clinic is located at 205 S. Academy Road in Guthrie. </p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and one orthopedic hospital, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/24958.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=68678">24958.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>GUTHRIE, Okla. </strong>– Beginning this month, Mercy Hospital Logan County will offer wound care services every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This is another way Mercy is providing access to specialty services closer to home for the community.</p>
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<p>Shelley Cragg, a physician assistant at the Mercy Hyperbarics and Wound Care Center in Oklahoma City, sees patients in Logan County each week for a variety of conditions, including foot ulcers; leg ulcers; acute burns; non-healing surgical wounds; acute crush injuries or traumatic skin disruptions; chronic wounds; incision and drainage of abscesses; and treatment of spider bites.</p>
<p>Cragg received her bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, and her Master of Public Health physician assistant degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. Prior to working at Mercy, she worked in the family practice, emergency room and urgent care settings, including seven years in the emergency room at Mercy Hospital El Reno.</p>
<p>To make an appointment for wound care services at Mercy Hospital Logan County, call 405-260-4213.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and two orthopedic hospitals, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<p>Lois Faye May remembers exactly where she was when she learned Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had been shot: working in an operating room at Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City – then Mercy General in midtown Oklahoma City.</p>
<p>“Someone heard it on the radio and came into the operating room to tell us. It was a really scary time because we weren’t sure what was going to happen,” said May, who was one of Mercy’s first African American nurses. “Everybody was more or less in shock. Because of what was happening in other places in the country, some of us were afraid to go to work.”</p>
<p>In shock, certainly, but May says she and her friends didn’t lose hope. She had already seen King’s impact and was a leader of change herself. Ten years prior to King’s death, May was in the first fully integrated class at Mercy Nursing School, from 1958 – 1961, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement.</p>
<p>“The year before us, there was one black student, but in our class there were seven of us,” said May. “Mercy was the only place around accepting African American nursing students at the time.”</p>
<p>Despite the 1954 Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kan., which ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional, many schools continued segregation or complete rejection of black students. It wasn’t until 1962 that James Meredith became the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi – a historical event which triggered violence and riots, prompting President Kennedy to deploy 5,000 federal troops to the university to restore peace.</p>
<p>Like Meredith, May and her fellow African American nurses faced adversity during their years at nursing school. But, just because their experiences didn’t make headlines doesn’t mean they didn’t make an impact.</p>
<p>“It was the way of the times. Your skills and integrity would be questioned simply because you’re black,” said May. “Before college, our high school teachers, parents, church and community leaders tried to prepare us for the hazards we would face. We had a lot of support, and Mercy had already come so far.”</p>
<p>May remembers leaning on her fellow black students, and being protected by her instructors and the Sisters of Mercy.</p>
<p>“The nuns and instructors had to stand up for us almost daily with patients and physicians who weren’t accustomed to working with black nurses,” said May.</p>
<p>May also remembers one Sister of Mercy in particular who she describes as, “no nonsense.” Specifically, she remembers the Sister having zero tolerance for racial discrimination.</p>
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<p>“I remember Sister Mary Alvera. She was my supervisor in surgery. She was quiet and very caring – but she wouldn’t stand for any nonsense,” said May. “She expected people to change with the times, and she let them know it.”</p>
<p>In 1961 – seven years before King’s death – the seven black students graduated from Mercy Nursing School and went on to careers in nursing. May continued at Mercy General, where she became head nurse in thoracic surgery.</p>
<p>“One of the girls who started with me became a head nurse at Mercy,” said May. “That was unheard of in the 60s.”</p>
<p>There was a patient who didn’t want May to take care of her because of her skin color. She explained to the patient that she was the nurse in charge, but the patient still didn’t want May’s care.</p>
<p>“I asked my supervisor to find a white nurse to care for the patient,” said May.</p>
<p>That didn't fly with her supervisor. Instead, May’s supervisor explained to the patient that May was the nurse in charge and there was no other choice. Finally, the patient agreed and May respectfully cared for the woman.</p>
<p>“The Sisters and our supervisors stood up for us. It was something we encountered quite a bit at that time, but we learned to handle it effectively and professionally,” said May. “It felt pretty good to have your supervisor stand up for you like that. And the really neat thing was noticing those incidents happening less and less as time went on.”</p>
<p>Without making headlines, May and her supervisors were quietly making progress. There was a new way of doing things at Mercy, and the community slowly came around because of the courage of people like May.</p>
<div class="caption right"><img alt="" height="427" src="/sites/default/files/files/the-mercy-nursing-school-graduating-class-of-1961-21822.jpg" width="336" /><p>The Mercy Nursing School Graduating Class of 1961</p>
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<p><strong><em>Lois Faye May</em></strong><em> stayed at Mercy until 1970, when she went on to St. Anthony’s to serve as nursing associate head of surgery. In 1974, May moved to OSU-OKC’s School of Nursing, where she helped shape future nurses as a professor and department associate head, until retiring in 1993. As a tribute to her service, there's a nursing scholarship in her name at OSU-OKC. May earned her nursing diploma from Mercy Nursing School, a bachelor’s in health education from Oklahoma City University, and a master’s in nursing from The University of Oklahoma. She stayed in touch with most of her fellow black nursing students, and sees them a few times a year.</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> </em><em>fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. which servers millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and two orthopedic hospitals, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.</em></p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/24699.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=83000">24699.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>OKLAHOMA CITY</strong> – A passion for medicine runs in the family for Dr. Gregory Jia.</p>
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<p>Jia, a new urologist at Mercy Clinic Urology, decided to become a doctor because of the influence of his uncle, a renowned gastroenterologist in Beijing, China. After medical school, Jia spent four years in an orthopedic residency and research program before switching gears to complete his urology residency. He has practiced urology for more than 16 years.</p>
<p>“My goal at Mercy is to provide state-of-the-art urological care,” said Jia. “I treat patients like they are my own family members and enjoy building trusting relationships with them.”</p>
<p>Jia received his medical degree from Beijing Medical University in Beijing, China. He was an orthopedic surgery and hand surgery resident at the Beijing Jishuitan Hospital and Traumatic Orthopedic Center in Beijing after finishing medical school.</p>
<p>He then completed a research fellowship in hand surgery at the Hand Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City before completing residency programs in surgery and urology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. He is a board-certified urologist and a fellow with the American College of Surgeons. </p>
<p>Outside of work, Jia enjoys music, participating in church activities, travelling and spending time with his wife and two children.</p>
<p>Mercy Clinic Urology is located at 4140 W. Memorial Road, Suite 208, in Oklahoma City. The clinic can be reached at 405-749-4230.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and two orthopedic hospitals, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/24698.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=99174">24698.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>OKLAHOMA CITY </strong>– As a radiation oncologist at Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Dr. Astrid Morrison believes her job involves not only treating patients, but educating them on the benefits and side effects of that treatment.</p>
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<p>“I chose to pursue medicine as my career so I could apply my skills in math and science to help people on a daily basis,” said Morrison. “I try to develop a close relationship with all of my patients. I meet with them weekly during their treatments and I continue to follow their progress after their radiation is complete.”</p>
<p>Morrison said Mercy is the best hospital she’s worked at during her 18-year medical career. Her goal is help grow the cancer program at Mercy and continue to offer the highest quality radiation treatment to patients.</p>
<p>Morrison received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, and her medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City. She completed her internship in internal medicine from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, and her residency in radiation oncology from Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis, Missouri. </p>
<p>She is an avid sports fan of the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City Thunder. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, gardening and her new hobby, golf.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and two orthopedic hospitals, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>GUTHRIE, Okla.</strong> – In celebration of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Mercy Hospital Logan County will host free weekly diabetes education classes every Tuesday throughout November.</p>
<p>The hospital has offered diabetes education classes since 1986 to patients with diabetes, caregivers and family members wanting to better understand how they can help their loved one manage diabetes.</p>
<p>According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 25.8 million or 8.3% of U.S. children and adults have diabetes, and more than 79 million people in the United States have prediabetes. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death nationally and contributes to heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, kidney disease, blindness, amputations, pregnancy complications, and nervous system disease.</p>
<p>“Our hope is by the end of the month-long series of classes, patients and their loved ones feel less overwhelmed by the diabetes diagnosis,” said Kaye Freudenberger, a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator at Mercy Hospital Logan County.</p>
<p>The classes will feature the following topics:</p>
<ul><li>Information on medication and diabetes monitoring presented by Dr. Casey Peters, a family medicine physician</li>
<li>Meal planning presented by Diane Minnis, registered dietitian</li>
<li>Advice on exercise presented by a member of the Mercy Therapy Services team</li>
<li>Complications with diabetes presented by Dr. Douglas Cook, an optometrist</li>
</ul><p>Space is limited so please RSVP for the free diabetes education classes by Friday, Oct. 31. You must register in order to attend. To register, call (405) 282-6700 and provide your name, phone number and the number of people who will be attending. The classes will be held every Tuesday in November from 7 to 9 p.m. in Mercy Hospital Logan County’s conference rooms, located at 200 South Academy Road in Guthrie, Oklahoma.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and one orthopedic hospital, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/24480.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=69245">24480.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>GUTHRIE, Okla. </strong>– Mercy Clinic in Guthrie welcomes Lauren Seay, a board-certified physician assistant with special interest in preventive medicine, women’s health and pediatric care.</p>
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<p>As a provider in a family practice clinic, Seay loves tackling challenges and learning something new every day.</p>
<p>“I wanted to find a career in a field with variety, continuous learning, and where there is always a drive to improve the current way of doing things,” said Seay. “In primary care, every day brings new challenges and there will never be a day where I don’t learn something new. I hope that knowledge benefits the community that I serve.”</p>
<p>She says she enjoys the one-on-one interactions with patients where they work together to determine the best approach for solving or preventing medical issues to improve their quality of life.</p>
<p>Seay received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Oklahoma City University and another bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. In 2013, she received her Master of Health Science physician associate degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. She completed her clinical rotations in 13 specialties at medical practices in central and eastern Oklahoma.</p>
<p>Seay is a native of Oklahoma City and recently got married. In her leisure time, she enjoys hunting, fishing, gardening and participating in other outdoor activities. She looks forward to becoming more involved in the Guthrie community.</p>
<p>Seay sees patients at the Mercy Clinic located at 2919 South Division in Guthrie.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and one orthopedic hospital, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy Clinic</em></strong><em> is a physician-governed group of more than 2,000 medical providers across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. In Oklahoma, Mercy Clinic is more than 300 providers and 65 clinics statewide. With access to Mercy’s facilities, electronic health records, telemedicine and each other, Mercy Clinic providers can give their patients the best care available, regardless of the patient’s location. Patients of Mercy Clinic providers can connect to their own health records and health teams anywhere they connect to the Internet. For more information, visit </em><a href="http://www.mymercy.net/"><em>www.mymercy.net</em></a><em>.</em></p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/24470.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=119088">24470.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Oklahoma</strong> – Ready to do more for your career? Learn how at Mercy’s recruitment events on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16.</p>
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<p>Meet Mercy co-workers who are doing more of what they love. Hear about our great benefits, advancement opportunities and commitment to excellent patient care.</p>
<p><strong>Upcoming recruitment fairs:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Kingfisher</strong></p>
<p>Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.</p>
<p>Mercy Hospital Kingfisher</p>
<p>1000 Kingfisher Regional Hospital Drive in Kingfisher</p>
<p><strong>Watonga</strong></p>
<p>Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.</p>
<p>Mercy Hospital Watonga</p>
<p>500 N. Clarence Nash Blvd., Watonga</p>
<p><strong>El Reno</strong></p>
<p>Thursday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.</p>
<p>Mercy Hospital El Reno</p>
<p>2115 Parkview Drive in El Reno</p>
<p><strong>Guthrie</strong></p>
<p>Thursday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.</p>
<p>Mercy Hospital Logan County</p>
<p>200 S. Academy Road in Guthrie</p>
<p>Apply online prior to the event at mercy.net/careers. Mercy is an equal opportunity employer committed to careers for minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and one orthopedic hospital, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-show-ems-sitewide field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Show EMS Sitewide:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes!</div></div></div>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:45:28 +0000jsbardi124470 at http://www.mercy.netBeth Holderby Joins Mercy in Guthriehttp://www.mercy.net/newsroom/2014-04-03/beth-holderby-joins-mercy-in-guthrie
<div class="field field-name-field-story-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/mercy-clinic">Mercy Clinic</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/beth-holderby-22942.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=61262" title="beth-holderby-22942.jpg">Beth Holderby</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/holderby_beth_aprn_cnp-013_for_web.jpg" height="299" width="301" /></p>
<p>Beth Holderby, advanced nursing practitioner,<br />
joins Mercy Clinic Primary Care Guthrie Division</p>
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<p>Beth Holderby, APRN-CNP, is putting new roots down at Mercy Clinic Primary Care Guthrie Division. She joins providers Casey Peters, MD, Jignesh Veragiwala, MD, and Lauren Schwarz, PA, in practice.</p>
<p>Holderby is a family nurse practitioner who will care for patients of all ages. She graduated from The University of Alabama with a Master’s of Science in Nursing and has worked as a critical care nurse in intensive care.</p>
<p>“That experience taught me how to stay cool, calm and collected,” said Holderby. “I gained a lot of confidence there that I know will be beneficial to my patients.”</p>
<p>Growing up in rural Alfalfa County, Okla., Holderby is excited to make her home in Guthrie which she considers a small town with a big city feel. “I’m a farm girl at heart,” said Holderby. “I’ve heard such wonderful things about the town of Guthrie, and I can’t wait to start my practice and get to know the people here.”</p>
<p>Holderby also values a close patient/provider relationship.</p>
<p>“I want to have a partnership with my patients,” she said. “It’s not about me telling them do something; it’s about us working together to achieve their health care goals. Helping people improve or even maintain good health is very rewarding.”</p>
<p>Having a niece with Type 1 Diabetes gives Holderby a special heart for diabetes care and education.</p>
<p> “I feel this driving passion to help people; I always have,” said Holderby. “God has given me the gift of compassion, and I hope to share that with my patients.”</p>
<p>Outside of work, Holderby loves to travel. She’s also an avid reader and enjoys watching movies.</p>
<p>Mercy Clinic Guthrie Division is located at 2919 S. Division. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, or to make an appointment, call (405) 282-6301.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the sixth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves more than 3 million people annually. Mercy includes 33 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, two rehab hospitals and one orthopedic hospital, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-story-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/cancer">Cancer</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/mercy-clinic">Mercy Clinic</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/women">Women</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/dr.mcwhite-22825.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=80612" title="dr.mcwhite-22825.jpg">Dr. McWhite</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/dr.mcwhite-22825.jpg" height="299" width="299" /></p>
<p>Dr. Kertrisa McWhite is a fellowship-trained<br />
surgical breast oncologist at Mercy</p>
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<p>Mercy continues its focus on cancer care with the addition of Dr. Kertrisa McWhite, Oklahoma City’s only fellowship-trained surgical breast oncologist.</p>
<p>Dr. McWhite brings a decade of experience providing a full range of surgical options to patients battling breast cancer, along with genetic counseling services for women with histories of breast cancer in their families.</p>
<p>She describes herself as a “fixer” and attributes her gravitation toward surgery to that characteristic. She likes surgery because it’s technical, but she also enjoys the emotional support she can offer a patient undergoing a personal procedure like a mastectomy.</p>
<p>“It’s not just surgery,” said McWhite. “It’s a relationship. When you first meet eyes and discuss the diagnosis, something special happens. Breast surgery is so much more personal than, say, a knee surgery. My patients know I’m going to be with them every step of the way. I follow my patients forever.”</p>
<p>In addition to being a “fixer,” McWhite says she sees part of her role as “teacher.”</p>
<p>“I like to help my patients understand their options for dealing with breast cancer,” said McWhite. “It’s my job to inform my patient so she can make the best decision for her lifestyle.”</p>
<p>She earned her Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Yale University, went to medical school at MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine in Philadelphia and completed her residency at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ. She completed her unique-to-Oklahoma City surgical breast oncology fellowship training at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, one of the most prestigious surgical breast oncology fellowships in the U.S.</p>
<p>McWhite joins Mercy breast surgeon Dr. Brian Robert Boggs, who has more than 25 years of general surgical experience, with six years of that dedicated to breast surgery. The surgeons will be supported by an entire team devoted to breast health at Mercy, including Dr. Alan Hollingsworth – a leading clinical researcher in early detection of breast cancer– who serves as medical director for Mercy Women’s Center.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the sixth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves more than 3 million people annually. Mercy includes 33 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, two rehab hospitals and one orthopedic hospital, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/22974.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=132809">22974.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
<p><strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/22974.jpg" height="325" width="298" /></strong></p>
<p>High School students from Yukon, Okla. learn<br />
about respiratory therapy at a 2012 career fair</p>
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<p>Thousands of high school students gather at Mercy Hospitals in Oklahoma City, Ada and Ardmore this month to explore health care careers. The popular Career Exploration Day, now in its 12th year, gives area students a one-stop-shop opportunity to learn about a variety of jobs in health care.</p>
<p>“Students often think a career in health care means being a doctor or a nurse, but there are so many opportunities in health care today,” said Jill Wimmer, Mercy director of recruitment. “This event isn’t a lecture or some boring intro to health care; this is an exciting hands-on experience for students to see what they would get to do as a health care professional. We don’t just tell them about it, they get to see it up close, feel it and be a part of it.”</p>
<p>Throughout the day-long event, Mercy stages “mock codes.” During these 15-minute drill demonstrations, health care professionals rush to the aid of a dummy to perform the same life-saving techniques that they would perform in a real event. Students have the opportunity to participate in these drills, giving them insight to the fast paced environment of emergency health care.</p>
<p>In addition to the mock codes, students can talk one-on-one with a radiology tech, pharmacist, nurse, respiratory therapist, nutritionist, lab technician and many more professionals. Students will be able to view actual radiology and hospital equipment, educational videos and organ models, so they come away with experiences a slideshow can’t provide.</p>
<p>“We had the opportunity to feel a pig’s lung, practice giving a shot and even take part in a mock Code Blue,” said Caitlin Prinzo, a student who previously attended career day. “It was a real eye-opener to learn all the things you can do.”</p>
<p>Information on Mercy careers is available at <a href="/oklahomacityok/careers">www.mercy.net/careers</a>.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-story-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/mercy-clinic">Mercy Clinic</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/motherbaby">Mother/Baby</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/women">Women</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/mercy-hospital-okc-21738.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=64772" title="mercy-hospital-okc-21738.jpg">Mercy Hospital OKC</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/mercy-hospital-okc-21738.jpg" width="297" height="237" /></p>
<p>Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City</p>
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<p>Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City has been named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 Hospitals with Great Women’s Health Programs, alongside national health care leaders like Cleveland Clinic, Cedars-Sinai Medical Centers in Los Angeles and New York, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Stanford Hospital and Clinics in Palo Alto, Calif.</p>
<p>Hospitals were chosen based on clinical excellence, quality care and women’s health awards.</p>
<p>Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City’s women’s health services include Breast MRI of Oklahoma at Mercy Women’s Center – a leader in breast cancer detection. Using MRI as a second screening beyond mammograms, doctors can better detect cancers that wouldn’t be visible on a mammogram. The Mercy high-risk screening program recently published its 10-year experience, the largest single institution study ever reported, on outcomes using breast MRI.</p>
<p>Alan Hollingsworth, M.D., medical director at Mercy Women’s Center, is an international authority on breast cancer risk assessment, genetics and early detection. In addition to his work at Mercy, he serves on the editorial board of the <em>The Breast Journal – </em>the primary publication dedicated to interdisciplinary breast disease management in the United States – and recently wrote the opening chapter on risk assessment and genetic testing for breast cancer in a new textbook called “<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/breast-cancer-darius-s-francescatti/1115406390?ean=9781461480624">Breast Cancer: a New Era in Management</a>,” edited by international experts <a href="http://doctors.rush.edu/directory/profile.asp?dbase=main&amp;setsize=1000&amp;display=Y&amp;tab=4&amp;pict_id=0005590">Dr. Darius S. Francescatti</a> and <a href="http://www.hoag.org/Specialty/Breast-Center/Pages/Melvin-J-Silverstein.aspx">Dr. Melvin J. Silverstein</a>.</p>
<p>If breast cancer is detected, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City’s genetic counselors, breast cancer nurse navigator and social worker work with patients step-by-step through the diagnosis, additional testing and treatments and surgeries during and beyond their breast cancer journey.</p>
<p>Averaging 300 births per month, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City’s BirthPlace is another major aspect of women’s care being recognized. It has been named <em>The Oklahoman’s </em>Readers Choice Best Hospital for Childbirth for five consecutive years. The BirthPlace is connected to a level-III neonatal intensive care unit, which provides long-term care for babies born premature and with complications.</p>
<p>Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City’s network of surgeons and physicians provides well women exams, prenatal care and other women’s health needs.</p>
<p>In Oklahoma City, Mercy shares this recognition with INTEGRIS Baptist Hospital.</p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City </em></strong><em>is a</em><em> 380-bed hospital that offers a number of services to patients, including interventional radiology, robotic surgery, wound care, stroke prevention and general surgery. The hospital includes a women's center, which provides cancer care, digital mammography, breast MRI and stereotactic breast biopsy services. It also provides bone density screenings. The hospital provides minimally invasive robotic surgery for gynecologic procedures and includes a level III neonatal intensive care unit. The hospital has been awarded Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the sixth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves more than 3 million people annually. Mercy includes 33 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, two rehab hospitals and one orthopedic hospital, 300 outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<ul><li><a href="http://newsok.com/oklahoma-business-briefs-for-jan.-11-2014/article/3922859" target="_blank">The Oklahoman</a></li>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-show-ems-sitewide field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Show EMS Sitewide:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes!</div></div></div>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:30:25 +0000rwright221738 at http://www.mercy.netVIDEO: Neurosurgeon Removes Brain Tumorhttp://www.mercy.net/newsroom/2014-01-07/video-neurosurgeon-removes-brain-tumor
<div class="field field-name-field-story-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/neurologystroke">Neurology/Stroke</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/oklahoma-neurosciences">Oklahoma Neurosciences</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
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<p>Mercy Neurosurgeon Dr. Eric Friedman</p>
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<p>Ever wondered what it's like to have a brain tumor removed? What steps neurosurgeons and their teams take to prepare the patient? How they find the tumor, and then how they get to it? Mercy NeuroScience Institute at Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City's Dr. Eric Friedman tells (and shows) <em>The Oklahoman</em>'s Jaclyn Cosgrove in the below stories.</p>
<p><a href="/sites/default/files/files/view-the-print-article-by-clicking-here.21592.pdf" title="View the print article by clicking here.">View the print article by clicking here.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://bit.ly/WILbraintumor" target="_blank">View the online video by clicking here</a>. <strong>WARNING</strong>: There are graphic images in the video.</p>
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<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/keith-minnis-21496.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=72404" title="keith-minnis-21496.jpg">Keith Minnis</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
<p><br /><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/keith-minnis-21496.jpg" width="299" height="299" /></p>
<p>Keith Minnis, SPHR, will oversee HR for Mercy<br />
in the northern communities of Oklahoma.</p>
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<p>OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 31, 2013) – Mercy has named Keith Minnis, SPHR, vice president of human resources for the Oklahoma City area. In this capacity, Minnis will oversee HR functions for Mercy hospitals in Oklahoma City, El Reno, Guthrie, Watonga, Kingfisher, as well as Mercy’s Edmond I-35 facility, scheduled to open in 2014.<br /><br />
Minnis comes to Mercy from Scott &amp; White Healthcare in Temple, Texas, where he was vice president of human resources for the $2.5 billion health system, which includes over 14,500 employees, 13 hospitals, 65 clinic locations across Texas, and a 215,000-member health plan. <br /><br />
Prior to this he was human resources manager for Norman Regional Health System in Norman, Okla.<br /><br />
Minnis is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). He completed an advanced bachelor’s in social work from East Central University in Ada. He is also certified in Lean healthcare applications and is currently pursuing his MBA in healthcare management.<br /><br />
“Keith is experienced in all areas of human resources, including co-worker relations, recruitment, employee health services, leading co-worker engagement initiatives, and Lean healthcare applications,” said Becky Payton, regional vice president of human resources for Mercy’s West Communities. “His leadership and experience will be invaluable as Mercy continues its current growth across Oklahoma. We’re excited to welcome Keith and his family back to Oklahoma, and to the Mercy family.” <br /><br /><em>Mercy Clinic is a physician-governed group of more than 2,000 medical providers across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. In Oklahoma, Mercy Clinic is nearly 300 providers and 65 clinics statewide. With access to Mercy’s facilities, electronic health records, telemedicine and each other, Mercy Clinic providers can give their patients the best care available, regardless of the patient’s location. Patients of Mercy Clinic providers can connect to their own health records and health teams anywhere they connect to the Internet. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.mymercy.net">www.mymercy.net</a>.<br /><br />
Mercy is the sixth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves more than 3 million people annually. Mercy includes 32 hospitals, 300 outpatient facilities, 39,000 co-workers and 2,000 integrated physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<ul><li><a href="/sites/default/files/files/el-reno-tribune-21496.pdf" title="El Reno Tribune">El Reno Tribune</a></li>
<li><a href="/sites/default/files/files/kingfisher-times-free-press-21496.pdf" title="Kingfisher Times &amp; Free Press">Kingfisher Times &amp; Free Press</a></li>
<li><a href="/sites/default/files/files/oklahomas-nursing-times-21496.pdf" title="Oklahoma's Nursing Times">Oklahoma's Nursing Times</a></li>
<li><a href="/sites/default/files/files/the-journal-record-21496.pdf" title="The Journal Record">The Journal Record</a></li>
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<div class="field field-name-field-story-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/children">Children</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/motherbaby">Mother/Baby</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/women">Women</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/21466.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=52258">21466.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/21466.jpg" height="199" width="301" /></p>
<p>Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City's neonatal intensive care unit<br />
helps premature babies develop and go home with their families</p>
</div>
<p>When you're born weighing one pound and three ounces, you need all the help you can get.</p>
<p>So, although it's been tough spending Thanksgiving and now Christmas in the neonatal intensive care unit, Mommy Plymale - Rachel, to the rest of the world - is grateful for the technology that has helped her feisty, tiny daughter more than double in weight since her birth, September 29.</p>
<p><em>The Oklahoman</em>'s <a href="https://twitter.com/jaclyncosgrove" target="_blank">Jaclyn Cosgrove</a> has the story, <a href="/sites/default/files/files/here.21466.pdf" title="here.">here.</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-show-ems-sitewide field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Show EMS Sitewide:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes!</div></div></div>Mon, 23 Dec 2013 21:40:23 +0000rwright221466 at http://www.mercy.netMercy Rural Hospitals Participate in National Program to Improve Carehttp://www.mercy.net/newsroom/2013-11-20/mercy-rural-hospitals-participate-in-national-program-to-improve-care
<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/21090.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=149938">21090.jpg</a></span></div><div class="field-item odd"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/oklahomas-nursing-times-21090.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=2383111" title="oklahomas-nursing-times-21090.pdf">Oklahoma&#039;s Nursing Times</a></span></div><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/el-reno-tribune-21090.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1915662" title="el-reno-tribune-21090.pdf">El Reno Tribune</a></span></div><div class="field-item odd"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/the-daily-ardmoreite-21090.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=2172860" title="the-daily-ardmoreite-21090.pdf">The Daily Ardmoreite</a></span></div><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/healdton-herald-21090.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1364822" title="healdton-herald-21090.pdf">Healdton Herald</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/resize/files/21090-400x340.jpg" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; width: 400px; height: 340px;" width="400" height="340" /></p>
<p>Mercy Hospital Kingfisher is one of seven Mercy Hospitals across<br />
Oklahoma participating in the effort to improve emergency care</p>
</div>
<p><strong style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2;">OKLAHOMA (Nov. 20, 2013)</strong><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"> – Mercy will participate in a national pilot project for small rural hospitals to improve care for patients who transfer from the emergency department. The project is supported by OFMQ, Oklahoma’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, and the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health. Oklahoma was one of eight states selected to work on the recently launched pilot project funded by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;">While emergency care is important in all hospitals, it is particularly critical in rural hospitals where the distance from urban medical centers makes the effective triage, stabilization, and transfer of patients essential. For example, when a patient arrives at Mercy’s emergency department needing time-sensitive care that includes transfer to a tertiary care center, Mercy’s ability to quickly assess, arrange, and get the patient out the door with the necessary and appropriate information can be of life or death importance.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;">“Mercy has long been committed to improving access to quality care in rural Oklahoma,” said Di Smalley, FACHE, regional president of Mercy in Oklahoma. “This is another program, in addition to our focus on physician recruitment, telemedicine and electronic medical records that will help rural Oklahomans get top notch care right at home.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;">Mercy Hospitals participating include:</span></p>
<ul><li>Mercy Hospital Logan County</li>
<li>Mercy Hospital Watonga</li>
<li>Mercy Hospital El Reno</li>
<li>Mercy Hospital Kingfisher</li>
<li>Mercy Hospital Healdton</li>
<li>Mercy Health Love County</li>
<li>Mercy Hospital Tishomingo</li>
</ul><p><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;">Data indicating how well a rural hospital serves this important care transition role is not currently widely available. This new pilot project will provide and support for Mercy and other rural hospitals to collect information on emergency department transfer communication, and use the data to improve quality of care, safety, and outcomes for patients transferred from their Emergency Departments.</span></p>
<p>“We appreciate our partnership with Mercy,” said Gayla Middlestead, OFMQ Quality Improvement Specialist. “This is a real opportunity to develop ways to make health care better. OFMQ commends Mercy for committing the resources to this important project,” she said.</p>
<p><strong style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><em>About OFMQ </em></strong><em style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;">Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) is an Oklahoma City-based non-profit consulting organization dedicated to improving health care and improving lives. For more than 40 years, OFMQ has played an integral role in ensuring quality medical services for Oklahomans through health care review, quality improvement programs, health information technology consulting and public education. We contribute expertise and resources to support national quality improvement initiatives, including health care policy and payment decisions. Our major contracts are funded through the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services as part of Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organization program and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, through the Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center program. </em><a href="http://www.ofmq.com/" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"><em>www.ofmq.com</em></a></p>
<p><em style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"><strong>About the Oklahoma Office of Rural Health </strong></em><em style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;">The Oklahoma Office of Rural Health (OORH) was established in 1991, as part of a federal mandate, to coordinate, plan and promote quality healthcare for underserved rural Oklahomans. The OORH works with rural communities to help ensure their healthcare infrastructure is economically viable and to broaden and improve the access and quality of healthcare services. The OORH offers a broad array of services that supports this effort through training physicians and other healthcare providers, stabilizing rural hospital finances, increasing access to quality healthcare and educating the public and policy makers about the importance and unique nature of rural health.</em></p>
<p><strong style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.2;"><em>Mercy</em></strong><em style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"> is the sixth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves more than 3 million people annually. Mercy includes 31 hospitals, 300 outpatient facilities, 39,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 integrated physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
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<h4><span style="color: rgb(94, 154, 175); font-size: 1.15em; line-height: 1.2;">Story Covered By</span></h4>
<ul><li><a href="/sites/default/files/files/oklahomas-nursing-times-21090.pdf" title="Oklahoma's Nursing Times">Oklahoma's Nursing Times</a></li>
<li><a href="/sites/default/files/files/el-reno-tribune-21090.pdf" title="El Reno Tribune">El Reno Tribune</a></li>
<li><a href="/sites/default/files/files/the-daily-ardmoreite-21090.pdf" title="The Daily Ardmoreite">The Daily Ardmoreite</a></li>
<li><a href="/sites/default/files/files/healdton-herald-21090.pdf" title="Healdton Herald">Healdton Herald</a></li>
</ul></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-show-ems-sitewide field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Show EMS Sitewide:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes!</div></div></div>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:56:35 +0000rwright221090 at http://www.mercy.netKingfisher Regional and Mercy Sign on the Dotted Linehttp://www.mercy.net/newsroom/2013-11-01/kingfisher-regional-and-mercy-sign-on-the-dotted-line
<div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/20910_2.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=143971">20910.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
<p><img style="FONT-SIZE: 0.85em; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/resize/files/20910-428x336.jpg" width="428" height="336" />"<br />Mercy Hospital Kingfisher co-workers Joyce, Cassie and Jamie enjoy a<br />come-and-go celebration of the lease signing Nov. 1</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><img style="FONT-SIZE: 0.85em; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2" alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/denton-20910.jpg" width="297" height="299" /><br />Brian Denton is administrator at Mercy Hospital Kingfisher</p></div>
<p><strong>KINGFISHER, Okla. (Nov. 1, 2013)</strong> – Kingfisher Regional Hospital and Mercy have signed a lease agreement and named Brian Denton administrator for the hospital.</p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">Denton comes from Mercy St. Francis Hospital, in Missouri, where he directed outpatient services including imaging, laboratory, therapy services (physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory), and the sleep disorders center. He also managed the rollout of the electronic health record for the hospital – an experience that will benefit Mercy Hospital Kingfisher greatly.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">Prior to joining Mercy in 2006, he served as director of imaging for DeWitt Hospital and Nursing Home in DeWitt, Ark.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">Denton earned a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Missouri and he holds associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in radiologic technology from The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">Denton enjoys fishing, hunting, golf, and any sports his children are playing. He and his wife of 17 years, Angie, have three children – Payton, Carter and Addie – and recently relocated to Kingfisher.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">Since entering a management agreement in April 2011, Mercy and Kingfisher Regional Hospital leadership have worked to make changes in services and operations that stabilized the financial viability of the hospital.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">Under a lease agreement, co-workers of Kingfisher Regional will become Mercy co-workers and the hospital will be named Mercy Hospital Kingfisher.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">In addition to its faith-based values and reputation for excellence, Mercy brings to Kingfisher an array of resources that most community hospitals don’t have, like an integrated supply chain that provides for value-based purchasing. Because of its size, Mercy can purchase medications and supplies in volume and at a lower cost than an independent hospital. </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">Also, Mercy is able to offer the community important technologies like telemedicine – which uses high-tech, audio-visual equipment to connect physicians with patients in rural areas – and an integrated electronic health record (EHR). </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">Recently named one of the nation’s “Most Wired” health care organizations by the American Hospital Association’s flagship publication, </span><em style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">Hospitals &amp; Health Networks</em><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">, Mercy is among only nine percent of hospitals nationwide with an EHR sophisticated enough to access and share medical records among multiple Mercy facilities in a four-state area.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2">An EHR makes patient information more readily available to physicians, which helps prevent unnecessary treatments and duplication of expensive tests. And unlike physical records, an EHR safeguards this information in the event of natural disasters.</span></p>
<p><strong style="FONT-FAMILY: inherit; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2"><em>Mercy</em></strong><em style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2"> is the sixth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves more than 3 million people annually. Mercy includes 32 hospitals, 300 outpatient facilities, 39,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 integrated physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.</em></p>
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<h4>Story Covered By</h4>
<ul><li><a href="http://newsok.com/mercy-signs-deal-to-manage-kingfisher-hospital/article/3901075" target="_blank">The Oklahoman</a></li></ul><p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-show-ems-sitewide field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Show EMS Sitewide:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes!</div></div></div>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 19:47:31 +0000rwright220910 at http://www.mercy.netQuick Flu Facts (supported by CDC)http://www.mercy.net/newsroom/2013-10-30/quick-flu-facts-supported-by-cdc
<div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><ul><li>Everyone six months and older should get vaccinated, including pregnant women.</li>
<li>Nasal vaccines are not recommended for pregnant women or children younger than two years old.</li>
<li>One vaccine will protect you all season.</li>
<li>The flu shot will not give you the flu. The viruses in flu shots are dead, so they can’t cause infection.</li>
<li>Most common side effects of getting flu shots are soreness and redness at the shot site.</li>
<li>It takes the body about two weeks to gain protection after getting vaccinated. It’s possible to become ill with the flu in that time window.</li>
<li>It’s possible to become sick with a strain of flu that the flu shot won’t combat. Flu vaccines are designed to protect against viruses experts predict will be the most common during the upcoming season. The 2013-2014 trivalent flu vaccine is made from these three most common viruses:</li>
<li>Influenza A (H1N1)</li>
<li>Influenza A (H3N2)</li>
<li>Influenza B</li>
</ul></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-show-ems-sitewide field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Show EMS Sitewide:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes!</div></div></div>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:51:31 +0000kmvaugh120892 at http://www.mercy.netMercy Logan County Hosts Health Fairhttp://www.mercy.net/newsroom/2013-10-23/mercy-logan-county-hosts-health-fair
<div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/jeff-raymond">Jeff Raymond</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Mercy Hospital Logan County is inviting the public to a health fair and blood drive at the Family Life Center on Wentz Street at the corner of Noble Avenue, in Guthrie.</p>
<h3>When</h3>
<p>Thursday, Oct. 24<br />
Health Fair – 8 a.m. to noon<br />
Blood Drive – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.</p>
<h3>Where</h3>
<p>Family Life Center<br />
At the corner of Wentz Street and Noble Avenue<br />
Guthrie, Oklahoma</p>
<h3>Activities</h3>
<ul><li>$20 flu shots</li>
<li>Physician consultations</li>
<li>Free screenings:
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"><li>Vision</li>
<li>Dental</li>
<li>Blood pressure</li>
<li>Blood glucose</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Smoking cessation guidance</li>
<li>Home Health information</li>
<li>Therapy Services information (and Wii fit games)</li>
<li><a href="/mymercy/use-mymercy-to-connect-with-your-health-online">MyMercy</a> (Mercy’s electronic health record access system) demos and sign-up assistance</li>
</ul><p><a class="pdf_link" href="/sites/default/files/vendor-resources/logan_county_health_fair_2013.pdf" target="_blank">Print the flyer</a></p>
<p><strong><em>Mercy</em></strong><em> is the sixth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves more than 3 million people annually. Mercy includes 31 hospitals, 300 outpatient facilities, 39,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 integrated physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. </em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-show-ems-sitewide field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Show EMS Sitewide:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes!</div></div></div>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:47:22 +0000kmvaugh120833 at http://www.mercy.netMercy Doc Pleads Skip the Sugary Treats this Halloweenhttp://www.mercy.net/newsroom/2013-10-23/mercy-doc-pleads-skip-the-sugary-treats-this-halloween
<div class="field field-name-field-story-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/mercy-top-news">Mercy Top News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-files field-type-file field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Files:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="image/jpeg" src="/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png" /> <a href="http://www.mercy.net/sites/default/files/files/20817.jpg" type="image/jpeg; length=60306">20817.jpg</a></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-story-media-contact field-type-node-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Media Contact:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/newsroom/joanne-smith">Joanne Smith</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" itemprop="description" ><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="caption right">
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/resize/files/20817-300x210.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 210px;" width="300" height="210" /></p>
<p>Dr. Jeannine Cobb, obesity medicine physician,<br />
treats her Halloween guests to healthy snacks,<br />
like peanuts, raisins, cheese sticks and jerky.</p>
</div>
<p>While Halloween comes just once a year, physicians warn the candy intake frenzy synonymous with trick-or-treating is just part of an alarming pattern of poor nutrition choices creating a health crisis for our children.</p>
<div>“Talk about scary,” said Mercy Clinic’s Dr. Jeannine Cobb, a certified obesity medicine physician. “Obesity in our kiddos is reaching epidemic status. In fact, many health experts predict today’s children will be the first generation in America to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents – due in large part to chronic obesity and its complications.”</div>
<div> </div>
<div>A grandmother of nine who has persevered through her own battle with obesity, Dr. Cobb is passionate about teaching others how to make healthy lifestyle choices and set good examples for the little ones who look up to them. She campaigns vehemently against sugary, empty-calorie, low-nutrition foods. Traditional Halloween candy ranks at the top of her list of offenders.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>“Typical Halloween candy is nothing but sugar disguised in many forms,” said Dr. Cobb. “It basically has no redeeming value whatsoever. In fact, sugar and starch in the diets of our children are putting them at risk for all the diseases which were long thought to be limited to obese adults, such as type 2 diabetes which now affects more than 500,000 children in the United States.”</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Other bad habits luring our children into the nutritional danger zone, according to Dr. Cobb:</div>
<ul><li>
<div>Drinking sodas and juices loaded with sugar</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Eating too many processed foods containing high fructose corn syrup – cookies, chips, ice cream and candies</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Regular consumption of white flour products (pasta, pizza, etc.) and starchy vegetables like potatoes</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Eating fast food</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Snacking late at night</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Not getting enough physical activity to offset calorie intake</div>
</li>
<li>
<div>Not getting enough sleep</div>
</li>
</ul><div> She noted that research shows children hang onto their bad habits as they grow. Children who are obese are more likely to be obese as adults.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>“I know parents are often overwhelmed as it is, and to throw in an expectation that they learn everything there is to know about childhood nutrition is unrealistic,” she said. “But simply monitoring these habits and steering kids in a healthier direction can make a big difference in their health not only today, but down the road. And it’s important to remember that parents – and grandparents – are the role models. We have to lead by example.”</div>
<div> </div>
<div>A good place to start is under the front porch light this Halloween, said Dr. Cobb, noting there are many healthier alternatives for the trick-or-treat bowl this year, including: raisins, dried fruits, sugar-free gum and mints, cheese sticks, jerky, granola and sunflower seeds.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>“Don’t worry if they turn up their noses at a packet of dried fruit,” she said. “We have to start somewhere to turn around this frightening trend. You’ll feel better knowing you’ve sent the right message to your trick-or-treaters, and their parents may even thank you.”</div>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-show-ems-sitewide field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Show EMS Sitewide:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Yes!</div></div></div>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:00:00 +0000jcox20817 at http://www.mercy.net